🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

スパン

Pronunciation / Transliteration: supan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Span/spæn/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"橋のスパンは500メートルを超えています。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The distance or extent between two points.

    "The bridge has a span of over 500 meters."
As verb
  1. 1

    To extend across a distance or area.

    "The river spans several miles before it meets the ocean."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'span' originates from the Old English 'spanian', meaning 'to stretch out' or 'to extend'. It has evolved through Middle English, where it referred to the distance between two points, and has retained this meaning in modern usage.

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